. >> romney has seen a boost in polls and confidence on the campaign trail. >> people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the candidates style and audience can take on added weight. at the first town hall debate president george h. w. bush repeatedly checked his watch a sign some saw that he did not want to be there. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to handle a question about the recession, highlighted his ability to connect with voters. one thing that can make it hard for a candidate to be aggressive is this. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> analysts say it could be good for the president. >> to be able to draw from the energy the energy of the public and the crowd. >> as for romney, one of his challenges during the entire campaign has been in not being able to connect. -- with the common man and woman and child. he has to be able to come across as connecting. he has to come across as caring and likable. >> the candidate that makes a person -- a connection wit